Methods of inducing melanogenesis in a subject
US9345911B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 11, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 24, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61Q19/04
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Described herein are methods and compositions for inducing melanogenesis in a human subject. The method comprises administering to a subject an alpha-MSH analogue, in an effective amount and time to induce melanogenesis by the melanocytes in epidermal tissue of subject without inducing homologous desensitization of the melanocortin-1 receptors.
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